Optical Test Engineer

Your Job

We are seeking a dedicated Junior to Senior Optical Test Engineer to join our team.

The successful candidate will be actively involved in laboratory activities related to testing and validating optical platforms which support advanced cloud and data center network solutions.

In addition to optical testing responsibilities, the role includes test automation and GUI support for customer demonstrations.

This opportunity offers substantial professional growth, technical skill development, and exposure to industry-leading optical networking technologies.

Our Team

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry.

We provide the highest performing and field-proven wavelength management solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards.

Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing.

We serve global clients in telecom and datacom industries in providing innovative optical modules and subsystems to support our customer's next generation networks.

We are hiring an Optical Test Engineer to join our team.

This person will be responsible for testing our optical DWDM network.

This role is critical to the advancement of our next phases in product development.

What You Will Do


* Perform functional, performance, and reliability assessments of optical systems.


* Measure essential optical metrics such as insertion loss, crosstalk, switching time, and OSNR.


* Conduct regression testing for firmware and software updates.


* Develop and maintain test automation scripts in Python.


* Contribute to designing automated workflows that enhance the efficiency of the optical platform validation processes.


* Assist in developing and maintaining demonstration GUIs for customer trials.


* Prepare scripts or GUI tools to present optical platform performance results visually.


* Provide setup assistance and basic troubleshooting in customer evaluation laboratories.


* Configure optical testbeds, including lasers, OSAs, power meters, and BER testers.


* Oversee fiber patching, maintenance, and general laboratory upkeep to ensure precision in testing.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.


* Foundational knowledge of optical communications, such as WDM, Optical Switching and line system, and MEMS.


* Experience with optical test equipment, including ASE/TLS light source, OSA, power meter, Wave shaper, optical switch, O/E converter and oscilloscope.


* Practical scripting proficiency, preferably using Python.


* Strong analytical skills, attentio...